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Shervin Pishevar: The World Needs Bitcoin

Shervin Pishevar discussed the devaluation of government bonds. While most of his attention is on the U.S., it is hard to dismiss how low consumer confidence in bonds is growing across the globe. Can Bitcoin pick up the slack? Maybe a year ago financial experts would have scoffed at the idea, but the situation is changing.

One of the most notable factors that fuel a growing consumer confidence in Bitcoin is the entrance of new projects. In the cryptocurrency market, they are calledInitial Coin Offerings (ICO). At the end of 2017, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed. Many scams entered the market on the coattails of Bitcoin’s success.

As one might expect, the price of Bitcoin plunged. What is surprising is that this did not slow the growth of the cryptocurrency market. Yes, the attention of regulators has made entrance into the market more difficult. But, it seems to have only served to increase the quality of new projects entering the crypto space.

Shervin Pishevar predicted a second decline in the price of Bitcoin. However, he expected this to be temporary. Shervin Pishevar sees real value in Bitcoin. The world needs a fundamentally secure way to trade digital assets. Bitcoin provides the cryptographic legwork for establishing a global network of secure transactions. It decentralized power so as to allow the small entrepreneur to become more significant.

Innovation and entrepreneurs often go hand in hand. Shervin Pishevar called attention to large U.S. corporations who stifle innovation by detrimentally overshadowing small business. Shervin Pishevar even went on to say that some of these large U.S. corporations should be considered monopolies.

It is hard to argue against Shervin Pishevar when one looks at the market share of some of these enormous tech companies. Just consider the impact of the once desolate Silicon Valley.

It is true that Bitcoin maintains a dominating share of the overall cryptocurrency market cap. Along with a few other coins, they own the majority of investments in cryptos. But, this is changing. The increasing rate of small ICO investments illustrates the growing opportunities within the crypto space.